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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1940.
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Desperate Plight Of Occupied Belgium Revealed By American Minister: Appeal To U.S. For Aid
EIGHT MILLION PEOPLE FACING STARVATION
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, AUGUST 6 (UP),—THE UNITED STATES. AMBASSADOR TO BELGIUM AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TO-DAY SAID HE INTENDS ASKING PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT FOR AMERICAN RELIEF FOR BELGIUM,
"We cannot see eight million people facing starvation without doing our utmost for them.
I will present the situation to the President myself," Mr. Cudahy said.
Replying to questions he said he was not acquainted with the British Government's reported opposition to allowing supplies to go to Belgium because they may possibly be of assistance to Germany.
BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE
He admitted, however, that the British attitude may preclude American help to Belgium and added "it would tax the English language to describe the conditions in Belgium during the coming winter.
"There are two million Belgian refugees still|| SHE TRIED TO RACE THE BOMBERS
in France. Industry is stagnant," he said.
History will vindicate King Leopold's surren-
der, Mr. Cudahy continued.
VINDICATES KING LEOPOLD
"When all the facts are known, King Leopold's decision will not only be accepted but applauded. With and, howling panicky civilians in the path of the army
as a man of Christian conscience, King Leopold had no alternative but to surrender. History will show that he informed his Allies at least three days before his capitulation," he asserted.
Mr. Cudahy said he was obliged to obtain the permission
Anti-British or German officials to see King
Agitation
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
TOKYO, Aug. 6 (UP)—s reported that the Anti-British Cliizens movement has hanted the British Embassy a memoran- dum demanding the immediate withdrawal of British subjects from the Far East.
The meinorandum also de- mands he release of Japanese
held in
in London, Singa- nationals pore, Rangoon and flongkong.
Simultaneously, the movement has handed a resolution to Prince Kounye and the Maisters for War and Navy, urging a stronger Japanese attitude towards Bri- Lalo
Leopold on the eve of his de- parture from Belgian
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After October, he said, the Belgian
would be dependent people -foreign-provisions,-tacking which_the_
emple will be close to famine."
He said he had talked to German military encials
the regarding Belgian food situation which 1. deeribed as being complicated "by Critain's position and by the German
ceupation of the Channel ports."
advocated negotiations
the Belgians with food. "Germany would have to promise) not to requisition anything sent in. German ofleads told me they intend to feed their own armies from Ger- many. Mr. Cudahy said.
supplying
Desperate Conditions
fer
LONDON, Aug 6 (Reuter)-Mr. John Cudahy, the former American ✦✦ | Ambassador to Belgium, painted u gloomy picture of the economic con- ditions in Belgium to a meeting off newspaper representatives in London to-day.
Purity To Its
A LITTLE GIRL, refugee slumped in a sleep of exhaustion
LITTLE WAIFS who fled from Belgium to England when their country was devastated by the invaders. They have lost their all, but, compared with the lot of children who could not be evacuated, they are fortunate. Belgium faces a terrifying famine this coming winter.
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Three Italian Columns Commence Invasion Of British Somaliland
THE ITALIANS HAVE STARTED AN INVASION OF BRITISH SOMALILAND, ACCORDING TO A “REUTER" REPORT FROM LONDON WHICH QUOTES AN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE BRITISH HEADQUARTERS AT CAIRO.
The communique says that an invasion of the protectorate of British Somaliland began on August 4.
The enemy is operating in three columns, one moving JAPANESE
on Odweina, another on Hargeisa and the third from Jire towards Garagara.
British land and air forces are organised to resist these advances, despite the collapse of French Somali-- land.
Military quarters in London state that the Italian columns uppear to have as their re- spective objectives the Gulf of Aden ports, Berbera and Zeila. but they have a long arduous, route to traverse.
Defence Of
New Guinea
TRANSPORTS ON MOVE
Warning To French
Indo China
THE "Telegraph" learns from reliable sources that considerable movements of Japanese warships and transports have become
Australian Action noticeable in the vicinity of
Justified
Formosa lately.
The British forces opposing the Camel Italians are the Somaliond
One ship en route from Shang- excellent
Ind Corps, who are an
LONDON, AUR @ (Reuter)-The hai to Hongkong is reported to capable body. Temperature in the often 120 degrees is
Australian Attorney-General, in a have sighted eighteen trans- regions fahrenheit.
Press interview to-day, discussed the ports, escorted by warships, in a southerly The Italians must cross a mountais Italian and German claims that Aus travelling range of 3,500 feet, that is traversedtralia has viclated International Law direction. only by rough camel tracks, and it by establishing military over the shoulder of her father, who is trying to find sheller He suggested that the supplies of from the Nazi bombers and mechanised forces which drove is unlikely that mechanised troops Papua and New Gun he said. further attack on French Indo-China foodstuffs, which were already severely atloned, might last from thousands of innocent people from their homes in the Lowlands eight to ten weeks, after which, he and in France. implied, the situation would be were ini- LONDON, Aug. 6 (Reuter), desperate unless supplies
Nth Degree (Of Stupidity)
ported.
Nazis will now have to carry He observed that much would with them a 50-page leaflet as depend upon what happened to proof of their national purity Britain, adding that it was only an Britain to and will have to trace this purity "cademie" question for
rations consent to shipment of
to
back to 1800. It costs 50 pfen-Belgium. nigs.
The purpose is not to trace Uteir
Defonds Leopold Mr. Cudaly declared that when the
Hine of ancestry but proof of the truth was known, King Leopold's racial purity of all Aryan Germans. decision 10 surrender would be
Compulsory
applauded.
At the moment the booklet is only "I think I will be known that the compulsory to members of the Nazi Allies were fully Informed not less party and other Nazi organisations, than three days beforehand."
but in the Introduction every German Mr. Cudahy said he did not propose citizen la advised to obtain une,
to enter into any controversy over
ANGLO-JAPANESE
SITUATION EASES
Tokyo Inclined Towards A "Wait And See" Policy
TOKYO, Aug. 7 (Reuter).-Although the Japanese Press A good Aryan German must have the French and British claims which and various semi-public bodies continue to demand vigorous five generations of pure race behind are in opposition to this statement, him: His proof must be witnessed notably M. Reynaud's assertion that action against Britain for the immediate release of all Japanese by an official registrar. He must the French were Rot previously held within the Empire, the official attitude of "walt and see" then obtain stamps, certificates and warned, documents from 98 other registrars. Mr. Cudahy said personally he was In the foreword, Hiter gives the convinced that the sympathies of the booklet is blessing,
Belgians were still with Britain,
BRITAIN'S DEFENCES ARE FORMIDABLE
LONDON, Aug. 6 (Reuter).—Britain's defences have been made so formidable that a Nazi attempt at an invasian by sen or air will be extremely costly, the Australian Minister of Ex- ternal Affairs told the House of Represenative at Canberra. :
appears to be gradually having effect.
News of the release of Mr. Satoru Makihara, manager of the London
branch of the Mitsubishi Trading COMMONS QUERY
Company, combined with the Japan- ese announcement that an "unspeci- fed number" of Britons detained in Japan have been allowed go home, secins to have cased the situation somewhat.
Tension Not Over
POSPONED
LONDON, Aug. 6 (Reuter).In the House of Lords to-day, Baron Davies (Liberal) sald the question he Nevertheless, it cannot in any way had on paper had been postponed, by
request, until Thursday.
The question, he had to ask of Gov-
can be used,
divisions in!
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These reports coincide with That JS utter nonsense," Germany and Italy apparently by a Japanese Army Stuff Omeer, Guerilla warfare is expected, while the British air force has been able wanted the door left open so that who has just returned to Canton after they could walk in. The mandate, a week's tour of the French Colony. to inflict damage on the slow mov he pointed out, imposed on Australia The Japanese official (quoted by
"Domel")
charges that enormous Ing columns.
the duty of defending New Guinea, That was not only a duty but a right quantities of war inaterinis consigned which we would discharge to the to Free China have been dispersed and concealed in various parts of Contrast is drawn in London be- Indo China.
Guerilla Tactics NAIROBI, Aug. (Reuter).-Te-best of our ability... day's communique states: "Fighting
forward detach tween the present regard of ituly' patrols from our ments located a small group of Bada sind Germany for International Law (Italian irregulars) on the Bunaajao with their utter disregard of it when Road. After a brisk engagement, the it suits their own purposes. enemy withdrew In disorder, leaving one killed and two wounded,
"Our ensualties were one African ranker slightly injured."
U.S. General Arrested
Dramatic Sequel To Visit To England
OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
He is General Torcom, who com-
No Further Rationing
Abundant Food For Britain This Winter
LONDON, Aug. (British Wire- less) The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food, In a state- ment to-day, enld that on present in- dications there should be no need, during the coming winter, for further measures of rationing, and he
nes the Ministry
of Food has held out of relaxations of
uny
France's assistance to Chungking,
which has been extended so liberally cannot be effaced by a mere closure
of the Indo-China clared.
route," he de-
The Staff Omeer warned the French Indo-China authorities against over- estimating their powers.
"It would prove unfortunate to them," he declared,
LATEST
Appeal Against Death Sentence
Sentenced to death on July 22' for
LONDON, Aug. G (UP).-An repeated the hopes American General who arrived the existing rationing which, in any the murder of Mr. Jean Dubois,
butter, mar in England recently to profer his case, only applies to
Manager of Sennet Freres, jewellers, incat,
Li Hung-fui, atlas Joseph L, 20, is services to the Allies has been Marine, cooking tots, sugar,
bringing an appeal against his convle- arrested under instructions from art.
Particularly in respect of tea is an ilon, it was learned this morning. be said that the tension is over.
the Home Office.
Increase in the ration hoped for, The appeal, it is understood, is The British Embassy yesterday
- Milk Schomo Success
based on legal grounds. was the scene of numerous delega-eriment was "whether, following the monded a Division of 14.000 Ameri
"The National Milk Schema, under arrested Japanese be immediately posed to invite Ministers of the It is understood he is now interned or free in necessitous cases to expec over resolutions demanding that the precedent in the last war, it was pro cans in France during the 1914-18
*which milki is available at half-price war. main-released and threatening that other-Dominions to participate more direct-in Fentonville Prison, General Tor-tant And A nurting mothers. and
wiso Japan would take "drastic ly in the conduct of the war and to
com has lived in France since 1022. children under Ave has been a great measures" against Britain.
crenta a aupreme War Council which Anti-British outbursts in the Press would include representatives of the mission to defend Paris before thei
He is reported to have sought per-success.
Of an estimated total of the Turn-to-Page-8;--Third-Column British Commonwealth and India."" Germuns" entered ile "city"
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Hitler's speech on July 19, he went local authorities of the French colony an, did not provide a 'genuine basis of New Caledonia for the for peace. There was an unbridge- tenance of trade. able gap between German and British
aims.
An Australian representative will He also announced that Australia be sent to the capital of New Caledo has reached an agreement" with "the | nhù.)
|tions from public bodies who handed
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